visitor’s guide to the world’s Columbian Exposition in the city of Chicago, state of Illinois, may 1 to october 26, 1893. BY AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ~~~~~~ COMPILED BY PETER NEPSTAD FROM THE ORIGINAL BY JOHN J. FLINN ~~~~~~ issued under authority of the world’s columbian exposition [ HAND BOOK EDITION. ] ~~~~~~ CHICAGO Visitor's Guide 3 Table of Contents Visitor’s Guide ....................................... 3 Table of Contents ..................................... 4 Introductory .......................................... 5 Ten Suggestions for Visitors .......................... 6 The Main Exposition Buildings ......................... 8 Administration Building ............................. 9 Agriculture Building ............................... 10 Art Palace ......................................... 11 Electricity Building ............................... 12 Fisheries Building ................................. 13 Horticulture Building .............................. 14 Machinery Hall ..................................... 15 Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building ............. 16 Hall of Mines and Mining ........................... 17 Transportation Building ............................ 18 U.S. Government Building ........................... 19 Woman's Building ................................... 20 Sculpture on the Grounds ............................. 21 The Columbia Fountain .............................. 21 The Statue of the "Republic" ....................... 22 The Columbian Quadriga ............................. 22 The Midway ........................................... 24 General Exposition Information ....................... 26 4 Visitor's Guide Introductory The first duty of the visitor who is desirous of obtaining the best possible results from a visit to the World’s Columbian Exposition, be his time brief or unlimited, is carefully to study the accompanying map. This is an absolute necessity to one who would not travel aimlessly over the grounds and who has a purpose beyond that of a mere curiosity hunter. It is presumed at the outset that the great majority of visitors are those who seek to enlighten themselves regarding the progress which the world has made in the arts, sciences, and industries. To him who enters upon an examination of the external and internal exhibit of this the greatest of all World’s Fairs a liberal education is assured. It is the aim of this volume to aid in such endeavor – to clear the way of obstacles – to make the pathway broad and pleasant. It has not been attempted to point out or to describe everything within the World’s Fair grounds. Such an attempt of necessity would prove futile. The visitor will find ample directions on all sides, nor will he suffer for want of information of a general or of a specific nature. Directing signs and placards will be found on the grounds as well as within the buildings. The employees of the Exposition are instructed to answer pertinent questions, promptly and civilly. Guides may be employed by the hour or by the day. The Columbian Guard, acting as a semi-military police force, provides against unusual or uncomfortable blockades. The Visitor’s Guide is an adjunct to all of the other wise provisions made by the Exposition management, and with proper regard for the suggestions it makes, and the information it contains, the visitor cannot fail, it is hoped, in obtaining comprehensive and satisfactory results. Visitor's Guide 5 Ten Suggestions for Visitors 1. Before leaving home arrange for lodgings either by addressing the “Bureau of Public Comfort, Jackson Park, Chicago, Ills.,” or through information from friends or from hotels mentioned in this guide. 2. As there are accommodations for feeding 60,000 persons per hour within the Exposition grounds, and hundreds of thousands outside the grounds, it will be found, as a rule, more convenient and economical not to include board in advance arrangements. Meals may be had at time and place as desired at cost from twenty-five cents upward. 3. The visitor would be wise not to attempt to see the entire fair in a single day. Indeed, the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building alone could take up a single day or more by itself, if the visitor is sufficiently interested. Use the map to plan what area of the grounds to visit each day. A typical five-day itinerary might include two days for the Court of Honor, one day for the Southern Court, one day for the Northern, and one day for the Midway. 4. Jackson Park, the site of the Exposition, is about seven miles from the down-town railway depots and may be reached by street car or elevated railway for 5 cents; by Illinois Central railroad, round trip, 20 cents; or by steamboat from foot of Van Buren street, round trip, 25 cents. 5. The State Buildings can serve as a clubhouse for visitors from that state, wherein you can find friendly advice, gain information about other exhibits presented by your state throughout the fair, and meet friends and family from your state who are visiting the fair at the same time. 6 Visitor's Guide 6. Many exhibits in the Agriculture Building hand out free food samples during lunchtime. 7. There is a newspaper printed on the grounds, the "Daily Columbian." It is eight pages in length, consisting of the first pages of the Times, Tribune, Inter Ocean, Herald and Record. The other three pages contain official orders, programs, prices of transportation, daily events, classified ads, and notices. 8. An abundance of drinking water is supplied free of cost. "Hygeia" Waukesha water may be had at 1 cent per glass. 9. Admission tickets may be had at 22 ticket booths in the business portion of Chicago, aside from the booths at the Exposition grounds. 10. Admission to Exposition, 50 cents. Children under six years of age free. Ticket admits to every attraction on the grounds, excepting the Esquimaux and Cliff Dwellers' exhibits. Midway Plaisance attractions are not part of the World's Columbian Exposition. Consult the Bureau of Public Comfort on the grounds in relation to all matters; advice and assistance will be given cheerfully and without charge. Visitor's Guide 7 The Main Exposition Buildings These structures cover twice the area and represent twice the cost of those of the Paris Exposition of 1889. The plans were prepared by the best architects in America, and several structures exhibit the highest achievements of American architecture. The work of construction was from the first to close under the general supervision of Director of Works, Daniel H. Burnham, and to him, perhaps, more than to any other one man is due the daring conception of the whole and the general harmony of design. Inside, they house exhibits from more nations than ever before assembled in one location. Seventeen thousand horse power for electric lighting is provided. This is three times the electric lighting power in use in Chicago. There is 9,000 horse power for incandescent lights, 5,000 for arc lights, and 3,000 for machinery power. 8 Visitor's Guide Administration Building This magnificent structure may be seen from almost any point within the Exposition grounds. It has justly been pronounced the gem of all the architectural jewels of the Exposition. It occupies the most commanding position on the Exposition grounds, overlooking the Grand Basin which stretches between the facades of the Manufactures and Agricultural buildings, under the Peristyle to the lake. The building holds a number of offices and services, including the Columbian Guardsman headquarters, the Daily Columbian newspaper offices, a branch of the Northern Trust bank, and the Telegraph office. Architect: Robert M. Hunt. Visitor's Guide 9 Agriculture Building The Agriculture Building is in many ways one of the most magnificent and striking structures of the Exposition. It stands very near the shore of Lake Michigan, facing the Grand Basin. For a single story building the design is bold and heroic. On either side of the main entrance are mammoth Corinthian pillars, 50 feet high and five feet in diameter. The Exposition has focused the best results, the thought, the intelligence, the discoveries, and the energy of the agricultural interest and its allied industries within this building. Architects: McKim, Mead, & White. 10 Visitor's Guide Art Palace Of all the ambitious structures of the Fair this one alone may be said to have escaped the assaults of even the hypercritical. The building is oblong, intersected north and south, east and west, by a great nave and transept 100 feet wide and 70 feet high, at the intersection of which is a dome 60 feet in diameter, which is surmounted by a colossal-winged figure of victory. Inside, sculpture is displayed upon the main floors of the naves and transepts, and on the walls of the ground floors and in both the galleries are displayed paintings and panels in bas-relief. Never has there been so comprehensive and brilliant a showing of modern works of art as is here assembled. Going in at either of the four entrances the visitor finds himself in a broad gallery which runs straight through to the opposite end. Here is placed all the sculpture of the Exposition, without attempt at arrangement according to nationality or chronology, but simply displaying each piece to the best advantage. Architect: Charles B. Atwood. Visitor's Guide 11 Electricity Building Here are located the most novel and brilliant exhibits of the Exposition. The south front is on the great Quadrangle or Court of Honor; the north front faces the lagoon. For the first time in the history